Comparison

Thermal Printer vs Printer Mini

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thermal Printer

Connect to a Bluetooth thermal printer to print documents and images directly from your device. Easily send files for quick, on-the-go printing.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Document printing
  • Image printing
  • Mobile printing solution
  • Direct device connection
Features
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Bluetooth connection to thermal printer for document/image printing

About

Printer Mini

Easily print documents, photos, and web pages from your mobile device to any wireless printer. Supports local, remote, and cloud printing with extensive document format compatibility and editing options. Includes AI translation for pre-print content conversion.

Highlights
  • Local, remote, and cloud printing
  • Print PDF, Word, Excel, PPT documents
  • Print photos with editing
  • Print web pages
  • AI translation for pre-print
  • Print settings customization
  • Printer management
Features
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Printer Mini App is a convenient and efficient mobile printing tool that allows you to easily print various documents, photos, and web pages anytime, anywhere. No matter where you are, you can send the files in your phone to the printer with just a few taps for quick printing. Printer Mini App supports various printer brands and models to meet your different needs. Main functions: ●Local printing: Supports connecting to local printers, including Wi-Fi printers, Bluetooth printers, and USB printers. ●Remote printing: Connect to remote printers via the Internet for remote printing. ●Document printing: Supports printing documents in various formats, including PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, etc. ●Photo printing: Supports printing photos in mobile phone albums, and provides various photo editing functions. ●Web page printing: Supports printing web page content, including articles, pictures, etc. ●Cloud printing: Supports connecting to cloud printing services for cloud printing. ●Print settings: Provides rich print setting options, including paper size, number of copies, print orientation, etc. ●Printer management: Conveniently manage connected printers, including adding, deleting, editing, etc. ●AI translation: One-click translation of multiple languages, allowing you to easily convert the translation before printing. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Privacy: https://www.gongwang20219.link/hp/6742768850/ Terms: https://www.gongwang20219.link/hp/6742768850/

Screenshots

Thermal Printer3 screens
Printer Mini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thermal Printer at none against Printer Mini's 5. Thermal Printer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Printer Mini sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Thermal Printer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermal Printer ships an update every 2 months, Printer Mini every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Thermal Printer versus Printer Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermal PrinterPrinter Mini
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—30 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer婷婷 曾晨 陈

Customer experience

Thermal Printer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Printer Mini

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thermal Printer

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Printer Mini

Subscriptions4
  • VIP Membership$9.997 Days
  • VIP membership3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • VIP membership$39.991 Year
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  • VIP Membership$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • VIP Membership$29.99

Questions

Is Thermal Printer free?
Thermal Printer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Printer Mini free?
Printer Mini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thermal Printer or Printer Mini have ads?
Neither Thermal Printer nor Printer Mini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermal Printer or Printer Mini?
Thermal Printer ships an update every 2 months, and Printer Mini every 5 months. Most recently, Thermal Printer was updated on September 16, 2026 and Printer Mini on September 9, 2026.

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